Flinch definition

Flinch

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WordNet

noun

(1) A reflex response to sudden pain

verb

(2) Draw back, as with fear or pain

"She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

WiktionaryText

Noun

A reflexive jerking away.

My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.

Verb

To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus.

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